Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「人微言賤」 for better learning.
We’re presenting the idiom 「人微言賤」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It’s like saying that a person of little importance has little influence. He has a low status and his words are not taken seriously.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rén wēi yán jiàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan4 mei4 yin4 jin6
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